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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1981
Page
2
The National Weather Service forecasts a mainly unsettled start week with showers and thunderstorms today in the 60s, partial clearing tonight, and cooler overnight lows in the 40s. Tuesday warms to 60s or 70s with possible rain again Friday.
Bob Wiseman, 78, became the oldest competitor in the London Marathon, finishing in a little over six hours. His family of 17 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren watched as Beardsley and Simonsen tied for first, while Wiseman's goal was simply to finish in daylight. He departed Greenwich at 9 a.m. and earned the crowd’s cheers despite finishing far behind the leaders.
Glen A. Kessinger of Princeton writes a tribute to his grandfather a man not famous yet steady and kind. He was small in formal schooling yet served as improvised doctor and lawyer for neighbors using horse sense and a love of learning to help children and family alike.
The note invites readers to contribute humorous or serious stories for the Great American Story Time feature at Bluefield Daily Telegraph in West Virginia. It mentions editing for length and substance and credits contributors fully.
Emory Somoskey warns 95 percent will disapprove of the contract as miners near Keen Mountain in Buchanan County Virginia criticize a clause allowing non-union coal operators to purchase coal without royalties. Charles Salyers, Local 1509 mine committeeman, says non-union miners have already gained most of this and the pact should have favored non-union workers.
Reported survey shows widespread unease over a proposed miners contract especially the non union coal clause. Miners at a Saturday meeting criticized royalty terms and arbitration removal while many expect Tuesday’s vote to fail. Several locals warn the plan could jeopardize United Mine Workers jobs and solidarity.
United Mine Workers President Sam Church promoted a new contract with Bituminous Coal Operators Association as offering safety and security. He spoke at a Benham union hall amid a nationwide strike and outlined protections for miners at leased mines, union safety inspections, and limited foreman suspensions for unsafe quitting. The deal also ends a royalty clause, a point of contention for Dixon and District 28's Kennedy, while a Supreme Court ruling forced removal of a non-union truck driver clause.
In Warsaw, dependent unionists threaten a nationwide strike as a central committee session splits between reformists and hardliners. Solidarity calls a general strike if demands are unmet, while Moscow warns of the crisis as Warsaw Pact forces are reported en route.
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